Isolated tornadoes possible today as severe weather rolls through South Carolina

Forecasters are predicting Sunday will be marked by a cold front and possible severe weather, according to the National Weather Service station in Columbia.

"The primary threat will be wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph," the Weather Service said in a statement issued Sunday morning. "However, isolated tornadoes are possible. Hail and locally heavy rainfall rates capable of producing flooding are also possible."

The timing of the weather event is expected to be mainly between 2 and 9 p.m. Sunday.

Temperatures in Columbia are predicted to range from 50 to near 80 degrees, but are expected to drop to a high of 66 Monday, according to the weather service website.

Columbia forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. High near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Charleston forecast

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 80. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 am. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds. Low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Greenville forecast

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7 pm and 8 pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

This story was originally published April 14, 2018 at 10:50 AM with the headline "Isolated tornadoes possible today as severe weather rolls through South Carolina."